Excuse my ignorance on this, but is this just a delay for Tillerson (and others) or can Schumer make him jump through more hoops? If the Repubs have a majority, can’t they speed up the process?
I believe all they can do is delay. The Republicans only need 51 votes for confirmation. The only setback would come if this could not be achieved......
Democrats cannot stop Trump’s Cabinet with filibusters, thanks to a rules change they pushed through in 2013, but they can prolong the process for weeks by forcing the GOP to burn through extra time before final floor votes are scheduled.